Evening dinners cruises on the Seine

David & Carol Woolley, Hyde, Cheshire writes Can you advise me on booking an evening dinner cruise on the Seine in Paris? I have found a few companies on the internet, but don’t know if they actually exist. I would hate to book one and lose money, or for the evening to be a disaster.

Natasha Edwards, Paris expert, replies These are two long-standing companies that run dinner cruises on the Seine, so either should be fine to book by internet. They have very different styles.

Bateaux Mouches (bateaux-mouches.fr) has a fleet of boats and has been running trips for more than 60 years. Theirs is the popular classic dinner cruise, lasting 2¼ hours, on boats carrying up to 200 people, with live music and a promise of river views from all the tables as you glide past the city’s monuments. It costs €99 (£80) or €149 (£120), depending on the menu, and you are expected to dress up.

The Yachts de Paris (yachtsdeparis.fr) dinner cruise on the Don Juan II, a lovely wooden boat that carries just 30 people, is a more upmarket, exclusive affair. The 2¾ hour voyage, with a gastronomic menu, costs €198 (£160) per person, not including wine.

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About Natasha Edwards

Natasha has lived in Paris for almost 20 years and is a former editor of the Time Out Paris guide.